3 those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
3 and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
3 Then rounded you up from all over the place, from the four winds, from the seven seas.
3 And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
3 For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 107:3
Commentary on Psalm 107:1-9
(Read Psalm 107:1-9)
In these verses there is reference to the deliverance from Egypt, and perhaps that from Babylon: but the circumstances of travellers in those countries are also noted. It is scarcely possible to conceive the horrors suffered by the hapless traveller, when crossing the trackless sands, exposed to the burning rays of the sum. The words describe their case whom the Lord has redeemed from the bondage of Satan; who pass through the world as a dangerous and dreary wilderness, often ready to faint through troubles, fears, and temptations. Those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, after God, and communion with him, shall be filled with the goodness of his house, both in grace and glory.